Allegheny County detectives are investigating an overnight shooting that injured a man in Plum.

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Updated: 1:26 PM EDT Apr 4, 2017

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WEBVTT PITTSBURGH'S ACTION NEWS 4 REPORTER KATELYN SYKES SHOWS WHERE NEIGHBORS ARE SO CONCERNED.KATELYN: ALLEGHENY POLICE SAY THE VICTIM WAS LYING ON THE ROAD SUFFERING FROM AT LEAST TWO GUNSHOT WOUNDS. IT'S A CRIME THAT LEFT NEIGHBORS SURPRISED. YOU CAN SEE THEM FROM MULTIPLE AGENCIES. THE GUNSHOT WOUND A 26-YEAR-OLDMAN RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL WITHNONLIFE THREATENING WOUNDS. A CRIME NEIGHBORS LIKE COLLEEN SAYS IS UNUSUAL IN PLUM.>> IT'S NOT PLEASANT, BUT MY GUESS IS THAT IT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED ON THISROAD, NOTHING TO DO WITH OUR PLAN OR PLUM IN GENERAL.KATELYN: THAT'S WHAT ALLEGHENY COUNTY POLICE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT NOW. STAUB SAYS SHE'S LIVED IN THE AREA FOR 18 YEARS AND HAS NEVERHAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN SO CLOSE TO HOME. PLUM BOROUGH OFFICIALS HAVE FREQUENTLY TOUTED THE COMMUNITY'S SAFETY RECORD. IN FACT, A NEIGHBORHOOD SCOUT REPORT RANKED PLUM ONE OF THE SAFEST IN AMERICA FOR SEVERAL YEARS. BUT NEIGHBORS TELL ME VIOLENCE LIKE THIS MORNING'S SHOOTING CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE.>> AND IT HAPPENS EVERYWHERE, YOU CAN'T GET AWAY FROM IT, REALLY. BUT WE KEEP EVERYTHING LOCKED, DO WHAT WE CAN.>> ALLEGHENY COUNTY POLICE ARE

Man found shot at least twice, lying on road in Plum

Allegheny County detectives are investigating an overnight shooting that injured a man in Plum.

A shooting in Plum early Tuesday morning was under investigation by Allegheny County detectives.

Police said the victim was found lying on the street near the intersection of Emerald Drive and Repp Road shortly after 12:20 a.m.

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Investigators said the 26-year-old man had been shot at least twice and was taken to a hospital. He has not been publicly identified.

No arrests have been announced. Police have not named any suspects.

"It's not pleasant, but my guess is that it was something that just happened on this road. It has nothing to do with our plan, or Plum in general," neighbor Colleen Staub said.

Plum officials have frequently touted the community’s safety record. The borough’s official website mentions a 2012 “Neighborhood Scout” list that ranked Plum sixth among the top 100 safest cities in America. The website also mentions that, in 2014, it was named the safest city in Pennsylvania in that same list.

The 2017 Neighborhood Scout report still gave Plum high marks, ranking the community the 53rd safest city in America.

"It happens everywhere," said Staub. "You can't get away from it. But we keep everything locked and do what we can."